Although the use of primary angioplasty in the acute myocardial infarction (AMI) setting has been shown to achieve TIMI 3 flow in the majority of patients, there are still some instances in which ...

The heparin frequently given before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) should be pushed to as early as possible in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), according to ...

Suboptimal final angiographic flow grade is the primary driver of restenosis after subintimal tracking and reentry (STAR) for chronic total occlusion (CTO) recanalization, according to a retrospective ...

Dennis T. Ko, M.D. However, a significant proportion of STEMI patients will "fail" to reperfuse following fibrinolytic therapy; indeed, normal coronary blood flow (TIMI flow grade 3) is achieved in ...

Mechanical reperfusion in acute myocardial infarction does not always result in desirable optimal microvascular perfusion. Failure to achieve a normal myocardial blush in the infarcted region by ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients with acute MI, a preloaded dose of colchicine before PCI did not prevent no-reflow phenomenon or ...